Korean War
Service # | 52167564 |
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Rank | Private U.S. Army |
Date of Death | August 30 1952 |
Korean Service Medal
National Defense Service Medal
United Nations Service Medal
Combat Infantryman Badge
Private Jansky was awarded the Combat Infantryman Badge, the Korean Service Medal, the United Nations Service Medal, the National Defense Service Medal and the Korean War Service Medal.
Notes
Private Jansky was a member of Company D, 1st Battalion, 38th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division. On August 30, 1952, while at the regiment's replace training area near Kumgong-ni, North Korea, his platoon entered an unmarked minefield. He died from fragment wounds from an exploding mine.